Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Services, Inc. et al

Filing 521

ORDER Granting 509 Motion to Seal Supplemental Declaration in Support of Defendants Opposition to the FTCs Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 12/23/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLR)

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1 ANDREW A. KASSOF, P.C.
BRADLEY H. WEIDENHAMMER

2 RICHARD U.S. HOWELL

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

3 300 North LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60654
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
5 Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
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[e-mail]

4 Telephone:

7 Attorneys for Defendants AMG Services, Inc.
and MNE Services, Inc. (dba Tribal Financial

8 Services, Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans,
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USFastCash)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

Case No.: 2:12-CV-536-GMN-(VCF)

v.
AMG SERVICES, INC., ET AL.,
Defendants, and
PARK 269 LLC, ET AL.,
Relief Defendants.

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO FILE DOCUMENTS
UNDER SEAL

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Pursuant to Local Rule 10-5(b) and the Amended Confidentiality and Protective Order in

2 this case (ECF No. 308), AMG Services, Inc. and MNE Services, Inc. move this court for leave
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to file under seal the following documents: Supplemental Declaration in Support of Defendants’

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Opposition to the FTC’s Motion for Summary Judgment (“Supplemental Declaration”) and
accompanying exhibits. In support of this motion, Defendants state as follows:
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On January 11, 2013, this Court entered an amended protective order permitting

8 parties to designate documents and testimony as confidential, and to submit such information to
9 the Court under seal. (ECF No. 308, at 5 (“[F]or Confidential Information attached to or
10 included in dispositive motions, the moving party(ies) must articulate compelling reasons
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supported by specific facts demonstrating that sealing the document outweighs the public’s

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interest in disclosure . . . .”).)
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Many of the exhibits accompanying the Supplemental Declaration contain

15 consumer data or business information designated “confidential” by the FTC or defendants.
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The Defendants’ Opposition to the FTC’s Motion for Summary Judgment,

17 Defendants’ Statement of Disputed Facts in Opposition to the FTC’s Motion for Summary
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Judgment, and Defendants’ Rule 56(c)(2) Objection to FTC Evidence, or in the Alternative, Rule

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56(d) Motion for Additional Discovery contain repeated references to the exhibits designated

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“confidential.”
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In an abundance of caution, defendants seek leave of Court to file both the

23 Supplemental Declaration and accompanying exhibits under seal.
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Accordingly, defendants respectfully ask the Court to grant their motion to file under

25 seal Supplemental Declaration in Support of Defendants’ Opposition to the FTC’s Motion for
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Summary Judgment and accompanying exhibits.

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IT IS SO ORDERED:

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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12-23-2013
DATED: __________________

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8 Dated: December 10, 2013
9 /s/ David J. Merrill
DAVID J. MERRILL
10 DAVID J. MERRILL, P.C.
Nevada Bar No. 6060

11 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150
Las Vegas, NV 89145
12 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:

[phone]

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/s/ Bradley Weidenhammer
BRADLEY WEIDENHAMMER
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago IL 60654
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorney for Defendants AMG Services, Inc.
15 and MNE Services, Inc. (dba Tribal Financial
Services, Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans,
16 USFastCash)

Attorney for Defendants AMG Services, Inc.
and MNE Services, Inc. (dba Tribal Financial
Services, Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans,
USFastCash)

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b), I hereby certify that on the 10th day of

3 December 2013, I submitted the foregoing Defendants’ Motion for Leave To File Documents
4 Under Seal electronically for filing and service with the United States District Court of Nevada.
5 Service of the foregoing document shall be made to all counsel of record via electronic case
6 filing.
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/s/ Bradley H. Weidenhammer

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